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Blue Marlin Beach Hotel

3.5 star property

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On the beach, white sand, sun loungers
Surfing/boogie boarding
Exclusive Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View | Living area
Front of property
Superior Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View | View from room

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Spa
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Beach Road, Diani Beach, Kwale, 80401
  • Diani - Chale Marine National Park and Reserve
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Diani Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Galu Kinondo
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Ukunda (UKA)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View, Oceanfront

Terrace/patio

Standard Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View, Oceanfront

  • 377 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Luxury Suite, 2 Bedrooms | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Luxury Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 4 Large Twin Beds

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Exclusive Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View | Living area

Exclusive Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View

  • 969 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

View all photos for Superior Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View

Terrace/patio

Superior Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View

  • 646 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Senior Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Senior Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View

  • 646 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Blue Marlin Beach Hotel

3.5-star Diani Beach hotel steps from Diani - Chale Marine National Park and Reserve
Spend the day relaxing on the beach or pampering yourself at Blue Marlin Beach Hotel 's full-service spa. Bathrooms are shared.
Blue Marlin Beach Hotel offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and toothbrushes and toothpaste. This Diani Beach hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a steam room, and a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include massages.
In addition to a full-service spa, Blue Marlin Beach Hotel features an outdoor pool and a steam room. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This beach hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, spa services, and a library. For a surcharge, an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Blue Marlin Beach Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

Bulgarian, English, Russian, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free extended parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Boat tours
  • Full-service spa
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Steam room
  • Water sports equipment

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 3 floors
  • Built in 2013
  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Mobile key entry
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: 50 percent of room rate
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 30 per accommodation, per night
  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 48.00
  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 32.00 (from 3 to 12 years old)
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 60.00
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 40.00 (from 3 to 12 years old)
  • Valentine's Day (14 February) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 40.00

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 45 per vehicle (one way)
  • Late check-out fee: 50 percent of room rate (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Blue Marlin Beach Hotel Diani Beach
Blue Marlin Beach Diani Beach
Blue Marlin Beach Hotel Hotel
Blue Marlin Beach Hotel Diani Beach
Blue Marlin Beach Hotel Hotel Diani Beach

Blue Marlin Beach Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 31 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Exceptional
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

dale

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dirty, lots of bugs we had to leave, because there were so many ants in our bed
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A really nice hotel, food is good, beach is beautiful room great
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved the Blue Marlin
Such a clean place and very reasonable. The food at the restaurant was so delicious! The beach was beautiful! But what made our stay so great, was the staff. They were so friendly, accommodating, and helpful. We really really loved staying here
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Shells

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Right on the beach which was great, but very few loungers that could not accomodate the large number of guests. People would put thier belongings down at 7am to make sure they had a lounger. Rooms very large and quiet but are starting to be old. Could do with some renovations. Staff very friendly, but was asked for money twice by one waitress at breakfast times. Not a great way to start the relaxing day. We booked a seaview room with a balcony and upon check in were given a room with no balcony and that had a square inch view of the ocean. Evetually we were moved to what we had booked. Perhaps, a partial seaview room option for some of the rooms, would be more honest of the hotel. Great place to kitesurf.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Martina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with nice staff
Very nice place with great staff and amazing food! Only inconvenience: All sun beds get reserved every morning by kite surfers who hardly use them but block them for everyone else for the whole day. We didn't get a sun bed even once during our whole stay! Also swimming is not great because of all the kite surfers.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

David, Montreal

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great!!! Super place!!! Nothing else to say!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Kon

Liked: Room comfort
Excellent Beach
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

SANG WON

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was right on the beach with my room facing directly towards the ocean. Great, quite place to stay.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Elisabeth, Addis Ababa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice small sized hotel right on the beach with amazing view and a lovely breeze. Large room with one double bed and a single bed fitted me and my daughters. With airconditioning and a terrace with sea view it was perfect.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on the beach
This is an older hotel, but the rooms are large and clean. Good wifi and large breakfast. Great place to relax.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Emz , Lebanon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
Beautiful hotel, amazing professional and friendly staff. Rooms are super clean, flexible check in and out timings. Breakfast was great White beautiful sandy beach Honestly it was perfect for us Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to the beach, Friendly staff, good food
Was a very comfortable and nice room and was air conditioned. It didn't look like the pictures online and the bathrooms didn't have shower curtains and the water was salty through the faucets. The restaurant staff was very nice and made a menu for us specifically for special diets. The view from the hotel was great and it is very close to the beach which was very nice and secluded. The glass bottom boats that were there were very nice as well!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

2/10 Terrible

Job

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
AC not working, not friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Familie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
tolles Personal, immer freundlich und hilfsbereit (im Gegensatz zum Management - gefährlich baufälliges, dringend sanierungsbedürftiges Hotel welches keinesfalls die angezeigten 4 (von 5) Punkten verdient
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Paul, Arnhem

Fijn restaurant. A la carte met voldoende keuze. Goede wijn. Kamer zo’n 30m2. Lekker bed. Fijne inloopdouche. Het team werkt rustig en vriendelijk. Aanrader voor als je een kleiner rustig hotel zoekt. Mooi gelegen direct aan strand.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Norbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Seafood at it's best, excellent service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ruhiges und schönes Hotel direkt am Strand
Das Blue Marlin Beach Hotel ist genau das richtige Hotel, wenn man Ruhe, guten Komfort, sehr gutes Essen (zumindest das vegetarische - Fleisch haben wir nicht probiert), Sauberkeit, sehr nette und freundliche Atmosphäre direkt am wunderschönen Strand erleben möchte. Sollte es uns wieder nach Mombasa ziehen, dann gehen wir sicher wieder ins Blue Marlin Beach!!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Jesper

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely location, but run down hotel
The place has a very good location, but run down!